Rory finishes T-13 in King’s Cup
Rory shot 70-72-72-70 (total 4-under) to tie for 13th place in the King’s Cup, held at Singha Park Khon Kaen Golf Club on Nov 25-28, 2010.
HIE ENJOYS STRONG START IN BALI
From www.asiantour.com:
Bali, November 3: Indonesian prospect Rory Hie grabbed a share of the first round lead at the Bali Open on Wednesday to raise his hopes for a top-three finish on the Asian Development Tour.
The talented 22-year-old sank four birdies against two bogeys at the New Kuta Golf Club to top the leaderboard with countryman Irmansyah and Tseng Hua-yen of Chinese Taipei.
Former Ryder Cup star Jarmo Sandelin of Sweden, playing on a sponsor’s invite, Australia’s Richard Moir, Indonesian Andik Mauludin and Thailand’s Nakul Vichitryuthasastr are amongst those bunched on 71 in the final event of the year on the Asian Development Tour.
There is plenty at stake at the inaugural US$60,000 Bali Open as the top three finishers on the Order of Merit will earn playing rights on the elite Asian Tour next season.
Knowing that only a victory will see him break into the top three, Hie, currently ranked seventh, gave himself the best of starts to his Tour hopes with an all-round solid display.
“It was a good day. I hit the ball really good, especially with the irons. I made a couple of bogeys through some unforced errors but it’s a tough course this week. My game is coming around and hopefully it’ll keep going,” said Hie.
“I think if I can pull off a win, I will have a good chance for the top-three position. That’s the goal. I’ll try to play the best that I can over the next few days but it could be a tougher course if the wind blows. It didn’t blow today.”
Lurking a stroke behind is five-time European Tour winner Sandelin, who is making his first visit to Bali. After missing out on the Barclays Singapore Open qualifying on Monday by two strokes, he opted to compete in the Bali Open although the tricky greens got the better of him today.
Leading first round scores:
70: Rory Hie (Ina), Irmansyah (Ina), Tseng Hua-yen (Tpe)